ATTACK THE BLOCKDirector: Joe CornishRelease date: 11 May 2011Companies that help make the film were:*StudioCanal *UK Film Council*Big Talk Pictures*Film4 ProductionsDistributed by: Optimum Releasing

BackgroundThe background image is London because it has iconic buildings showing where it’s located at giving the effect of inside London’s council estate showing inside the area of the uncared area.

Here shows a low angle long shot of a large dark big building making it feel dangerous and intimidating the council estate building ‘the block’ making it the main image as it stands out more and giving a sense of separation from the mainstream of London City from the inner estates giving the effect of separation from the big city to the run down estates.

It shows night time with a bit of mist gives it a bit of mystery as you cant see what’s coming giving suspension and tension of the unknown which gives the effect to the audience all these emotions and tells that all this will come up in the film and makes it more interesting.

Things are falling out of the sky as it’s unusual and can be concerning as you don’t know what it is. It can be bad news if things are falling out from the sky which gives the audiences mystery and suspicion to find out what it is and make the audience want to watch this.

Characters

Here shows urban youth with casual street wear and you can tell they are from the block and gives the typical look giving the effect of stereotypes.

Here shows ethnicity and different backgrounds broaden the appeal to the audience as more can relate so this gives an effect of relations to the audience as there’s. different ranges of characters.

They’ve added extra characters such as the middle aged smart working women and the man at the back has unflattering look this is too broaden the audience’s so more can relate and not only be aimed for teenagers but it includes adults as now there’s a wider range of ages in this film so this gives more different ranges of audiences such as ethnicity and age a chance to relate to this film.

The age rating of this film is 15 so the target audience’s range’s around 15-25 as older people do enjoy this type of film as it’s a comedy sci-fi film. Most people who enjoy Nick Frost and Simon Pegg films would enjoy this film.

Here shows a low angle long shot showing their body postures looks like their watching something or ready to attack or fight and shows conflict with the way they are positioned and one of them are carrying a weapon which these connotes a fight.What also shows

youth is the BMX bike and the urban street wear of the young generation today.

Giving hints to the narratives.

Inner city vs outer space- tag line showing there’s a war going or fight and they are versus against someone giving hints to the narratives.

Requirement of age classification only showing people over 15.

Here shows who made Shaun of the Dead are the producers telling the audience’s if you ever seen that film and enjoyed it you would most likely enjoy this film as they are by the same producers.

The credit blocks of all the actors, producers, directors who took to make this film is a convention that most film posters should have to show the actors so other people might like and think the film will also be interesting to watch.

Institutional logo’s who produced and distributed to the film such as companies like StudioCanal and UK Film Council to show some credit.

There’s even social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter it’s a good way to chat to other people who also enjoyed the film and to see if there are extra bits and features which people will only find out on Facebook from the makers of the film or fan pages.

Attack the block the font is dirty with marks to reinforce that’s the block of the un-care area representing the block of the council estate.

Attack the block is in BOLD big writing showing that the block and linking to the film and the council block itself.